 |
|
| Type | European association |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
| Industry | Medical devices - Medical technology |
| Website | http://www.eucomed.org |
Eucomed is an organisation representing directly and indirectly 4500 designers, manufacturers and suppliers of medical technology[1] used in the diagnosis, prevention, treatment and amelioration of disease and disability (total 11,000 legal entities in Europe). Today, 24 national medical technology associations and 62 medical technology companies are Eucomed members[2], comprising approximately 70% of the European market.
Eucomed is active in the following areas:
- economic affairs, including market data collection, health economics, funding and reimbursement, health technology assessment (HTA) and new trends (homecare)
- regulatory affairs: vertical legislation (including medical devices directives and advanced products regulation) and horizontal legislation (environmental) and standards
- science and innovation: medical nanotechnology and other emerging technologies, research and innovation projects
- international affairs: global regulatory harmonization (GHTF), relations with the US, Japan, China and India
- ethics: enforcement of the Eucomed Code of Business Practice
- public affairs, including relations with the European institutions and the Member States
- communications and external relations, including partnerships with patient groups and medical associations, events, publications and media relations
Contents |
Members
Association members
Corporation members
|
|
See also
External links
References
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
